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National College and all of its campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), a national accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

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There are very few businesses that can exist today without technology. From local stores using computerized sales systems to the supercomputers that help run our national defense, technology is everywhere! Here are 5 reasons technology is at the heart of every business:

1. Efficiency: What was once done with paper and pencil and entered into ledgers manually is now accomplished much more quickly and efficiently through computer software. Data can be entered, tracked, and analyzed all through programs designed specifically for your business. It also cuts down on the cost of storage and transport, since everything can now be stored and shared as digital files. Whether you work in business, healthcare, or IT, there is technology that can make your job go faster and easier.

2. Organization: Computers allow you to store all your files in one digital central location and track a wide range of information: from your clients, to product, to personnel. There are: Customer relations management systems (CRMs) that track your contact with a customer. Programs that keep track of ordering, pricing, storing, tracking, and selling inventory. Human-resource software that helps you manage and pay your workforce. Accounting programs for tracking and measuring the financial health of your business. Health information management systems that keep track of patients and their care. Whatever business you’re in, technology can help you keep it organized.

“If you want to be competitive in the modern workforce, you need to be familiar with the technology that is vital in your field.”

3. Accuracy: Technology is vital to accuracy in today’s fast-paced world. In business, technology tracks nearly every financial transaction conducted, but in healthcare it saves lives! The electronic medical records that follow patients wherever they’re treated can tell doctors and nurses what treatments patients have already received and detect potentially deadly drug interactions.

4. Security: With so much of our day-to-day interactions conducted over the internet or network systems, it is easier than ever for those with criminal intent to have access to large caches of sensitive information unless the proper security measures are in place. Cybersecurity is key to keeping information, money, and people safe from cyber-crimes.

5. Communication: Email, instant messages, and texts help keep you and the people you work with informed and connected. When the lines of communication are open and easy to access, every business can run more smoothly. Whether you send an email to confirm court dates as a paralegal or shoot out a quick text about a business meeting, technology helps you communicate quickly.

At American National University, we don’t just teach technology in our IT programs and courses – we integrate technology into all of our programs, including our business and healthcare degrees. That’s because we know that if you want to be competitive in the modern workforce, you need to be familiar with the technology that is vital in your field. Contact us today to learn about all the in-demand skills we can teach you.

Windows 10, the newest operating system from Microsoft, was released July 29, 2015 and will be available for upload to tiers of users in the coming weeks. Windows 10 includes many exciting innovations and updates from previous incarnations of the OS, and it also incorporates some new and inventive technologies. Check out the 10 most interesting and exciting features of this upgrade: read more >>

"What's your greatest weakness?" is the question that no one ever quite knows how to prepare to answer. This single question has the power to determine in one swift blow whether you are a potential asset or a liability to a prospective employer. read more >>

You're applying immediately to every job you come across that's remotely related to your field. You're getting your résumé in the hands of anyone you meet. You're following up with hiring managers like your life depends on it. And still? Nothing. Nada. Zilch. read more >>

For any given job opening, HR personnel and hiring managers are deluged with résumés. Since they don't have the time or resources to interview everyone, they are always looking for ways to weed out candidates as quickly as possible. read more >>

You may love the smell of new textbooks. You may jump for joy when you’re assigned a term paper. You might have book bags, highlighters, and pens in every color. But no matter how much you love college, at some point, you’ll need to use the skills you learn here to transition to your chosen career. read more >>

Are you considering changing careers? Whether your field is becoming obsolete or you’re just not as interested in it as you once were, the choice to begin a new career takes a lot of research and planning. read more >>

Furthering your education is an important investment. But unless your tuition is fully covered by scholarships, college is also another expense in what may be an already tight budget. Here’s some tips to help you pay for school-related expenses while still enjoying your life. read more >>

Every time you put a disc in your computer or type up a term paper using a word processing program, you have a software developer to thank. They design applications that allow users to complete tasks on computers or create underlying systems that run devices or control networks. read more >>

Returning to school after many years to change your career or qualify for a promotion? It’s natural to feel a little bit uneasy in a classroom after so many years in the workforce. But remember, you’re not alone. read more >>

As demand for technology grows, cybersecurity becomes more and more important to businesses and the field continues to heat up, with professions in the industry growing up to 30 % faster than most fields through 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the U.S. Department of Labor. read more >>

You were probably asked what you wanted to be when you grew up your whole childhood. Now that you’re finally “grown up” and ready to go to college, it’s decision time. You’ve got to know what you want to do in your career to know what your major will be. Here are some tips to figuring it out. read more >>

Network administrators operate and control computer networks, which allow companies to share information among different computers. They organize, install and support local area networks, intranets, and other data communication systems. read more >>

Landing a job interview is a huge step. It means your résumé has impressed hiring managers enough that they want to meet you, and it usually means you’re one of just a handful of applicants to make it from the application to a sit-down conversation. read more >>

You might be offered a phone interview as a precursor to an in-person interview. It may seem more casual than an interview held at the company’s headquarters, but remember, this conversation may determine whether you move on in the selection process. read more >>

National College is a private college founded in 1886 and encompasses 6 campus in the state of Tennessee. National College offers short term and associate degree programs one would expect to find at a medical/technical college or business school; continuing education and IT certification; as well as bachelor's degrees at the Bristol campus. Fields of study include Accounting, Administrative Office, Business Administration, Computers, Information Technology, Medical and Healthcare.